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Office Assistant 1 (Hourly) - VID 228386

New York State Civil Service

Albany, NY · HybridFull-time / Temporary$18.13/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.13/hr
Location
Albany, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The New York State Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is hiring an Office Assistant 1 to support its clerical unit and licensing operations. The role assists applicants and the public with licensing inquiries, processes email and application materials, and performs clerical tasks. It is a temporary, full-time appointment with telecommuting available by management approval.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Phone CommunicationEmail CorrespondenceScanningCodingData EntryFee CalculationMail DistributionFile Maintenance

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Alcoholic Beverage Control

Title Office Assistant 1 (Hourly) - VID 228386

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $18.13 to $18.13 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 80 South Swan Street, Suite 900

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12210

Duties Description The incumbent to this position would be responsible for, but not limited to the following:• Assist applicant, representatives, and the general public on the phone with licensing inquires.• Must have a pleasant phone manner and be able to make requests for additional monies and documents either via the telephone or via email correspondence. • Perform additional clerical duties such as scanning, coding and mail distribution as needed.• Assist with processing the email boxes for the clerical unit (Conditional and Deficiency email boxes).• Data enter licensing and permit applications into the agency’s databases; access fees from a fee chart; assist with distribution of applications and related documents to review staff and maintain tickler files. • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications There are no education or experience requirements. NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. Candidates with diverse backgrounds and experience are encouraged to apply. New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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Name Human Resources/RA

Telephone 518-473-5282

Fax 518-486-1631

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Office of General Services, HRM

31st Floor Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.

How this job compares

Set against the 787 open Clerical jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.13/hr
  • New York median$19–23/hr96 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–21/hr385 hourly ranges

This rate, $18.13/hr, is 14% below the New York median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Clerical hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 166 open Clerical jobs in New York and 787 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Clerical postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (326 postings).
Education
4 of the 787 open Clerical jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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